Football Season Guide

Eliteserien
Norway
Eliteserien
2019
Stabæk
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Stabæk

In


Daniel Braaten (att, Brann), Matthew Rusike (att), Cape Town City), Madis Vihmann (def), Flora Talinn - loan)

Out


Ohi Omoijuanfo (r)(att), Molde), John Hou Saeter (r)(mid), Beijing Guoan), Daniel Granli (r)(def), AIK), Moussa Njie (r)(mid), Partizan Belgrad), Filip Valencic (sp)(mid), Inter Turku), Aboubakar Keita (r)(mid), Copenhagen - end of loan), Hakon Skogseid (r)(def), retired), Abdul-Basit Agouda (att), KFUM Oslo)

Stabæk had a massively difficult last season in which they went through managerial change mid-season and still seemed destined for relegation until just about staying above the bottom two and then edging Aalesund in the play-offs. Seemed like holding onto most of their key players during the winter transfer period but lost main striker Ohi Omoijuanfo a week before the season and he will be tough to replace, even if Franck Boli keeps up the brilliant form he showed in the second half of last season. In terms of new additions, Daniel Braaten is the most recognisable one but he is a player on the wane and is unlikely to play a role bigger than just an impact sub. Hennubg Berg will look to utilise the club's great academy again and try to bring in more players into the first-team from there. The outlook for the season is hardly an exciting one but Berg coach who has managed to improve the team last season and should make them more formidable and keep them further from the drop zone, given a full pre-season.

Target


Main issue will be staying up and it is hard to expect much more than a lower mid-table finish for a side that looks especially deficient in defence.